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Kipp St Louis

Foundation · Grantmaker St Louis, MO EIN: 01-0916759 Website

Kipp is a high-performing, public charter school serving students in grades k-12. Kipp's mission is to inspire all students to develop the character and academic skills necessary to succeed at the high school and college level.

Key facts about Kipp St Louis

EIN
01-0916759
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$70,912,356

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$70.9M

+2.5% YoY

Revenue

$52.0M

-5.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$1.4M

+33.0% YoY

Expenses

$49.7M

+3.8% YoY

About Kipp St Louis

Based on IRS filings

Kipp St Louis is a nonprofit organization, based in St Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $70.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St Louis

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants20191 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

0 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$70,912,356$69,162,018$60,647,479
Revenue$51,954,944$54,995,234$58,858,783
Expenses$49,680,758$47,845,529$47,321,760
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$1,363,892$1,025,574$478,497
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kipp St Louis is led by Kelly Garrett, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 11 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kelly Garrett

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $210K (2019) → $255K (2025)

  • Damien Myers

    President of Academics

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $170K (2025)

  • Wesley Seaton

    President of Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $167K (2025)

  • David Lemkemeier

    Chairman

    Board Member → Chairman, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Chaney

    Senior Director of Academics

    Senior Director of Academics & Instruction → Senior Director of Academics, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2024) → $124K (2025)

  • Marniece McDaniel

    Director of Finance

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $106K (2024) → $112K (2025)

  • Paul Fedchak

    Chief Financial Officer

    Director of Finance & Oper → Vice President of Finance, 2024

    Vice President of Finance → Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $154K (2019) → $176K (2025)

  • Davonna Young

    Vice President of Hr & Tal

    Vice President of Hr & Talent → Vice President of Hr & Tal, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2022) → $195K (2025)

  • Ashley Odham

    Vice President of Staff

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2023) → $161K (2025)

  • Cetera Altepeter

    Vice President of Schools

    School Leader - Kva → Vice President of Schools, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2024) → $123K (2025)

  • Kari Kraichely

    Vice President of Student Support Serv

    Vice President of Student Support Services → Vice President of Student Support Serv, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2024) → $140K (2025)

  • Dierre Littleton

    Vice President of Equity

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2025)

  • Michael Dierberg

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Akberet Boykin-Farr

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Padberg

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Foster

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maryclair Marada

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pyriyal Patel

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Wasserman

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (27)
  • Former: Kristy Wei (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Pat Sly (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Rick Stevens (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert J. Wasserman (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Clare Marada (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Elizabeth Valerio (2023–2024) — Vice President of Schools
  • Former: Jessica Pachak (2024) — School Leader - Kia
  • Former: Robert Newman (2024) — President of Operations
  • Former: June Fowler (2019–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Kerry Casey (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Ericka McConduit (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lori Samuels (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jon Kapps (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kyle Shaffer (2019–2022) — Head of Schools
  • Former: Janelle Jenkins (2020–2022) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Jeremy Esposito (2019–2021) — School Leader
  • Former: Ericka Zoll (2019–2020) — Director of Development
  • Former: Kyle Chapman (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Norie Pride-Womack (2019–2020) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Bill Jolly (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: John Capps (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary Francone (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Don Danforth (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Emily Pitts (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Eric Scroggins (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Gabriel E. Gore (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Keith Williamson (2019) — Vice Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Kelly Garrett — Executive Director: $255KKelly GarrettExecutive Director$255KDavonna Young — Vice President of HR & Tal: $195KDavonna YoungVice President of HR & Tal$195KPaul Fedchak — Chief Financial Officer: $176KPaul FedchakChief Financial Officer$176KDamien Myers — President of Academics: $170KDamien MyersPresident of Academics$170KWesley Seaton — President of Operations: $167KWesley SeatonPresident of Operations$167KAshley Odham — Vice President of Staff: $161KAshley OdhamVice President of Staff$161KKari Kraichely — VP of Student Support Serv: $140KKari KraichelyVP of Student Support Serv$140KDierre Littleton — Vice President of Equity: $126KDierre LittletonVice President of Equity$126KLauren Chaney — Senior Director of Academics: $124KLauren ChaneySenior Director of Academics$124KCetera Altepeter — Vice President of Schools: $123KCetera AltepeterVice President of Schools$123KMarniece McDaniel — Director of Finance: $112KMarniece McDanielDirector of Finance$112K

Frequently asked questions about Kipp St Louis

How large is Kipp St Louis?

Kipp St Louis reported $70.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $52.0M.

Where does Kipp St Louis operate?

Kipp St Louis has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Kipp St Louis's EIN?

Kipp St Louis's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0916759. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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